Inspiration Elinor Trier Inspiration Elinor Trier

"Clothes worn to substitute for speech."

"Clothes as a way of socializing that stands in for other forms of engagement. Clothes worn to substitute for speech. Clothes worn to fit in, to pass. Clothes worn in imitation of people I’d like to be like – IRL people, people in films, in books. Clothes as a search for the self other people appeared to have – though maybe it was just the way they “put themselves together.”"‍ ‍- Joanna Walsh

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Inspiration Elinor Trier Inspiration Elinor Trier

Masking as performance art

Ah, masking: that exhausting dance we do to 'pass' - as neurotypical, as straight, as 'normal' (whatever that means). It's draining, but unmasking can feel terrifying. And for those of us who didn't discover our true selves until later in life, it can be hard to know who we are without the mask.

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